SEOUL, March 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Food companies have started to cut down the sugar levels in their products to match consumer awareness of the substance blamed for rising obesity, industry officials said Wednesday, in step with government moves to reduce its intake through state-level measures. According to LinkAztec, a market research company, the business-to-consumer (B2C) [...]
SEOUL, March 21 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korean government is taking action to encourage citizens to reduce their sugar intake, amidst concerns that the spread of obesity is becoming a global issue. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety announced that it will be establishing strategies to reduce the amount of sugar that Koreans consume. [...]
SEOUL, Feb.12 (Korea Bizwire) – The results of a couple of recent Korean studies have shown that sugar intake derived from fruit and milk during adolescence doesn’t influence obesity. A research team led by professors Kang Jae-hun and Heo Yang-im at Seoul Paik Hospital announced the results of their research after conducting a long-term study [...]
SEOUL, Jan.6 (Korea Bizwire) – Research shows that sugar can accelerate the occurrence and spread of breast cancer, proving that there is a reason to cut back on sugar consumption besides the obvious health and weight implications. NBC News and Medical Express reported that a research team lead by Professor Lorenzo Cohen at the University [...]
SEOUL, May 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Bae Yong-Joon, the first big Korean wave star, will marry Park Soo-Jin, an actress who started her career as a singer in girl group Sugar in 2002. Park started acting after moving to the Sidus HQ agency in 2006, following Hwang Jung-Eum’s departure from Sugar in 2004. The [...]